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Security force shot dead by patient at Iran hospital

Iranian authorities say a mentally ill patient shot and killed a policeman in a hospital in the city of Damghan, in eastern Tehran.

Medical sources say the man resisted authorities who were trying to calm him down after he was brought to the hospital’s emergency ward.

According to this report, the person managed to break free after a bout of fight with the authorities.

He then snatched the gun of the officer and shot him dead. Following the incident, the shooter was taken into custody.

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